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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-23 MHz 10-80 m 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 49.95 MHz / 450 kHz (left band)
38.85 MHz / 450 kHz (right band)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W@8Ω for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 (UHF:40) W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/120 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - ? 8.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 809 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000066 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000560 TYT-TH-007800